Final

Question 1

Repetition

Answer 1

Repeat the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer

Question 2

Analogy

Answer 2

Something compared to something different from it

Question 3

Jingle

Answer 3

A short slogan, verse, or tune to be easily remembered

Question 4

Dialect

Answer 4

Language used by people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people

Question 5

Epic

Answer 5

Deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures

Question 6

Exposition

Answer 6

Introduce background info about events, settings, or characters to the audience or readers.

Question 7

Pun

Answer 7

Using a word that suggests two or more meanings

Question 8

Rhetorical Question

Answer 8

A question posed without needing an answer, but used to make a point.

Question 9

Tautology

Answer 9

Repetitive words which have similar meanings (completely devoid / repeat that again)

Question 10

Understatement

Answer 10

Presentation of something as being smaller or less important than it actually is.

Question 11

Sarcasm

Answer 11

Literal meaning is different than what the speaker intends to say; to speak bitterly.

Question 12

Personification

Answer 12

A thing, idea, or animal is given human attributes (the sky weeps / it is a beauty)

Question 13

Denotation

Answer 13

Literal meaning in contrast to its connotative or associated meaning (dove = peace)

Question 14

Connotation

Answer 14

A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing it describes (Wall Street = wealth)

Question 15

Allusion

Answer 15

A brief reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

Question 16

Alliteration

Answer 16

Several words that have the same first consonant sound (a big bully beats a baby boy)

Question 17

Euphemism

Answer 17

Polite or indirect expressions that replace harsh or impolite words or phrases.

Question 18

Onomatopoeia

Answer 18

Word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing (buzzing bee / rustling leaves)

Question 19

Oxymoron

Answer 19

Two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect (tragic comedy / awfully pretty)

Question 20

Hyperbole

Answer 20

Exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis (old as dirt / heavy as an elephant)

Question 21

Imagery

Answer 21

To present objects, actions, and ideas on such a way that it appeals to our physical senses (dark/dim, whiff/aroma)

Question 22

Foreshadowing

Answer 22

Writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

Question 23

Irony

Answer 23

When words are used in a way that their intended meaning is different than their actual meaning

Question 24

Legend

Answer 24

A traditional story regarded as historical but unauthenticated.

Question 25

Parable

Answer 25

A short story with a moral lesson at the end

Question 26

Satire

Answer 26

To expose and criticize foolishness and corruption by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.

Question 27

Simile

Answer 27

To show similarities between two different things (uses like or as)

Question 28

Metaphor

Answer 28

Compare two things that are different but share some characteristics.

Question 29

Allegory

Answer 29

Abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, or events ( animal farm )

Question 30

Biography

Answer 30

Gives background on a character

Question 31

Chronological

Answer 31

A sequence of events that start with the earliest and goes to completion

Question 32

Climax

Answer 32

High point of a story

Question 33

Conflict

Answer 33

A struggle between two opposing forces.